Agotime-Ziope
| Agotime-Ziope | |
|---|---|
| constituency for the Parliament of Ghana | |
 | |
| District | Agotime Ziope District |
| Region | Volta Region of Ghana |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2012 |
| Party | National Democratic Congress |
| MP | Charles Agbeve |
Agotime-Ziope is one of the constituencies represented in the Parliament of Ghana. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. Agotime-Ziope is located in the newly created Agotime Ziope district of the Volta Region of Ghana. It was created in 2012 by the Electoral Commission of Ghana prior to the Ghanaian general election.
Members of Parliament
[edit]| First elected | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Constituency created | |
| 2012 | Juliana Azumah-Mensah | National Democratic Congress |
| 2016 | Charles Agbeve | National Democratic Congress |
The first ever election was held in December 2012 as part of the Ghanaian elections. The National Democratic Congress candidate won the seat with a 12,550 majority.[1] This new constituency was partly carved out of the former Ho East so the first elected Member of Parliament was the sitting MP for Ho East. The National Democratic Party has held this seat since the creation of this constituency although there has been a change of MP.[2]
Elections
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Congress | Charles Agbeve | 19,143 | 87.80 | +18.18 | |
| New Patriotic Party | John Kwaku Amenya | 2,659 | 12.20 | +9.14 | |
| Majority | 16,484 | 75.6 | +25.34 | ||
| Turnout | 21,802 | ||||
| Registered electors | 28,950 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Congress | Charles Agbeve | 11,614 | 69.62 | −9.18 | |
| Independent politician | Amenya Wisdom Elvis Ativoe | 3,229 | 19.36 | — | |
| National Democratic Party | David Yaoga Sunu | 1,329 | 7.97 | −2.56 | |
| New Patriotic Party | John Kwaku | 510 | 3.06 | +1.75 | |
| Majority | 8,385 | 50.26 | −18.09 | ||
| Turnout | 16,682 | — | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Congress | Juliana Azumah-Mensah | 14,485 | 78.88 | — | |
| National Democratic Party | David Yaoga Sunu | 1,935 | 10.53 | — | |
| New Patriotic Party | David Dickson Dzorkpe | 1,721 | 9.36 | — | |
| Convention People's Party | Sakpa Yao Kuma Donkor | 241 | 1.31 | — | |
| Majority | 12,550 | 68.35 | — | ||
| Turnout | — | — | — | ||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Election 2012: Agotime-Ziope". Ghanaweb. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ^ "Parliamentary Results for Agotime-ziope". GhanaWeb. GhanaWeb. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "Parliamentary Results for Agotime-ziope". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "2020 Election - Agotime Ziope Constituency Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "Parliamentary Results for Agotime-ziope". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "Parliamentary Results - AdakluConstituency". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 15 December 2020.